fog a near miss

[Captain Kong]

Thanks for that Rob, .fantastic link. It is the collision we were in volved with
. I enjoyed it all, had to laugh at the Immgration in the US ................................
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Not so the crew. US Immigration insisted on a complete muster. All officers and crew were required to present themselves at the crew purser's office with their Seamen's Identity card. One young lad appeared at the office with his documents and was asked by the Immigration Officer: "Are you a commy?" "Yes", replies the lad, "for the last two voyages." It took some explaining to get it through to the officer that the lad in question was a commis waiter, and not a member of the communist party! Humour was in very short supply amongst the members of the US Immigration staff! Remember, McCarthyism and communist witch-hunts were still very recent back in 1964
Excellent story oF the life of the Carinthia,. Thanks
Cheers
Brian

[Lou Barron]

Use to see a few sand storms sailing the RED SEA

[happy daze john in oz]

In 1961 we were anchored in Thick Fog off Quebec on the Carinthia, a ferry hit us forard on the starboard bow and a big chunk of timber smashed through my port hole and across my bunk. fortunately I was in the Pig at the time, if I had been turned in I would have been killed.
Cheers
Brian/

And drinking too much in the pig on some ships would have the same effect Brian.